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Kentucky Advances To The Final Four: Andrew Harrison Hits Game Winner, I Mean Aaron Harrison, I Mean!

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It probably took hardcore Kentucky fans at least a quarter of the season to consistently pick between the Harrison twins. Yesterday, I was able to differentiate the two by their haircuts, though looking back without further help, I don't remember whose was shorter.

After watching tape of Aaron Harrison's game winner, it was he who had the closer cut -- and the big second half. Aaron also had the better scoring season, averaging 14.1 ppg on 42 percent shooting. His brother, Andrew, went for 11 ppg on 37 percent shooting. Andrew, however, was the better distributor, picking up just under four apg to Aaron's two. Appropriately, he was the last person to touch the ball before Aaron's deep three (but likely didn't receive an assist for the play).

According to the title of an ESPN article (the actual content is labeled "Insider" and thus locked), the twins' draft stocks are rising. That fact, however, hasn't yet been updated by mock draft sites. Only one site, nbadraft.net (my favorite one), has one of them (Aaron) in the first round (#31), with his brother going early in the second. Another site has them going somewhere in the mid-to-late second round, while a third doesn't even have them getting picked.

The best and most scientifically-pleasing (but most unlikely) move would be for just one of the twins to enter. That way, we'd get a small answer to the question: is it better for one's development to stay in college an extra year? As a former psychology major -- and therefore a proponent of "twin studies," I couldn't hope for more.

Besides them being nearly genetically identical, the strangest part about the Harrisons is their size. It's not like they play small, but at 6-foot-6, they certainly don't play big. For me -- and probably for others -- that's one of their main draws. That they don't appear their actual height isn't just a testament to their lack of inside game, but also how smooth they play as guards. Those extra few inches could be their saving grace at the next level.

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